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Think of it this way: if someone likes your work enough to pay you for it, they automatically get a business card that they will later have to remove (and hopefully stash in their purse, wallet etc). Create a small hole to string through and attach to your items. Want an even better way to price your items? Use your business cards AS your price tags (but also have some available in that stack). Don’t do that to your customers – or to yourself! In fact most times I will not ask, instead I’ll just pass right on by. Price EVERYTHINGĪs a customer, I do not want to have to ask for a price.

#Tsm4 set a crafted item value how to

Make sure you include where to find you online and how to contact you.

There are numerous places to find inexpensive business cards online. If they do not make a purchase, you can also give them a business card from your handy dandy stack. Have a stack at the front of the table and throw one in the bag when you package a purchased item. I can not stress enough how important it is to have business cards in multiple places. If you don’t already have a cute, decorative mirror, watch for sales (or use your coupons!) at Hobby Lobby, Michael’s or Joann’s etc and pick one up! 3. Of course if a large mirror is not possible a hand-held mirror is better than nothing, but again – presentation is everything. Try to have a good sized mirror (full length if possible) with a frame instead of hand-held. Provide a mirror! I can not tell you how many times I have left an item I might have purchased if I could have just seen it ON myself. Take table cloths (inexpensive flat sheets from Walmart work well also) to drape over the table, use wooden crates to add depth and “shelves”, use old opened suitcases for charm, invest in a mannequin, convert an old photo frame to have chicken wire stapled to the back for hanging items (with mini clothespins) etc… The more eye catching your booth (without being overcrowded) the better.

This is not an episode of Hoarders, but you definitely want to utilize ALL space available to you – including vertical space. You want to offer a wide array of items, in a wide range of price points, without over crowding your table. When setting up, think of the ways your booth will appear to passersby. Presentation is everything! Your buyer’s first impression will many times make or break a sale. Take the following tips and see if you can’t walk out of your next craft fair feeling like a boss. But, you also want people to remember you and your name so that they can find you later on your Facebook page, your website or find you on Etsy etc. The obvious goal, when paying the entry fee to a craft fair, is to sell your wares and recoup your cost (and then some). If you are thinking of attending your first craft fair as a vendor, there are some definite do’s and don’t’s when it comes to setting up your booth and how you engage with your customers – and other vendors too!

I would help set up, I would man the booth while she had bathroom breaks and I learned how important it is to mingle with other vendors during slow times. As a child I attended and assisted my mother at her booth in countless fairs.

Bahaha! I also enjoy meandering and browsing, taking my time to both appreciate and purchase other crafters works and to get new ideas for my own home. I love going to craft fairs for several reasons, namely to get out of the house without my husband and children. Whether they are women’s fairs, book fairs or a craft fair – I love them all. One of my favorite pastimes? Attending fairs.